Banton leads holders Somerset back to Finals Day

Vitality Blast, Wantage Road, Northampton

Somerset 215-3 (20 overs): Banton 75, Kohler-Cadmore 63; Sanderson 1-23

Northamptonshire 198-5 (20 overs): Willey 57, Zaib 32; Gregory 3-35

Somerset beat Northamptonshire by 17 runs

Match scorecard

Tom Baton led defending champions Somerset back to T20 Blast Finals Day as they beat Northamptonshire by 17 runs in their quarter-final at Wantage Road.

Banton made 75 from 43 balls to help his side post 215-3, having lost the toss on a damp and cold evening.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore also made 63 from 43 having been dropped early in his innings, one of a number of fielding errors by the home side.

Northants captain David Willey led the chase with 57 from 39 balls but, with 57 needed from 20 deliveries, he holed out to deep cover and the hosts could only reach 198-5.

More to follow.

Tuesday: Surrey (164-5) beat Durham (164-8) by five wickets - report

Wednesday: Sussex (118-2) beat Lancashire (114) by eight wickets - report

Thursday: Somerset (215-3) beat Northamptonshire (198-5) by 17 runs

Friday: Birmingham Bears v Gloucestershire (19:00 BST, Edgbaston)